"The dying part doesn't bother me. Everybody dies, but I want people to know I didn't kill this man [Barry Van Treese]. I didn't participate or plan or anything to do with this crime. I want people to know that it's not just for me that I'm speaking out. It's for other people on death row around this country who are innocent and are going to be executed for something they didn't do. It's not right that it's happening. We're in a country where that should never happen," Glossip told NewsChannel 4 in an earlier interview. "They offered me a life sentence at my second trial. I turned it down because I'm not going to stand there and admit to something that I didn't do. Even though my attorneys said I was an idiot for turning it down because I could end up back on death row. I prefer death row than to tell somebody I committed a crime I didn't do."

His execution was stayed three times by the courts to review new evidence.

Fallin released the following statement earlier this week regarding the case:

"The state of Oklahoma has gone to extraordinary lengths to guarantee that Richard Glossip is treated fairly and that the claims made by him and his attorneys are taken seriously. He has now had multiple trials, seventeen years of appeals, and three stays of his execution. Over and over again, courts have rejected his arguments and the information he has presented to support them. We saw that again today, with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals affirming the notion that Glossip received a fair trial.

As I have said throughout the process, the role of my office is to follow the law and ensure justice is done. If a state or federal court grants Glossip a new trial or decides to delay his execution, I will respect that decision. If that does not happen, his execution will go forward on September 30, which is the date set by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.

As always, my heart goes out to the family of Barry Van Treese, whose suffering has been made worse by uncertainty and delay."

In a shocking turn of events, Gov. Mary Fallin issued a stay of execution for Glossip to address the lethal injection protocols.

She issued a 37 day stay of execution to address legal questions that were raised on Wednesday to address the state's lethal injection protocols.